This is a message from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operations Center (LDH EOC) to share a message from the LDH Office of Public Health Immunization Program in an effort to urge all first responders in Louisiana to review their vaccination status. Please read the message that follows from Dr. Frank Welch, Medical Director of the Immunization Program, regarding this subject. Please share and distribute this message with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels.
Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders
This Health Alert message is to urge all first responders in the State of Louisiana to review your vaccination status with your healthcare provider, and update any needed vaccines prior to hurricane season. We encourage all first responders to be up-to-date on all age-appropriate vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP), including a yearly influenza vaccination.
Vaccinations at the time of an emergency can sometimes delay or interfere with response activities. Some vaccines require completion of a series for full protection. So the time to prepare is now!
Required immunizations for First Responders:
Please share this email with any and all corrections employees and agencies so that all can be prepared.
If you have any questions about adult or employee vaccination, please contact the Louisiana Department of Health Immunization Program at (504) 568-2600 for more information.
LDH EOC
About the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance
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